Political situation
Written by: Wen Weiguang
2021-07-04 20:54
The last update date: 2021-07-04 20:54
On the night of "July 1", a police assassination occurred outside the Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay. Police today (4th) arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of inciting others to commit murder, inciting others to commit arson and inciting intent on the Internet.
The new Commissioner of Police, Xiao Zeyi, said that no one is allowed to mourn or beautify the assassins at the scene, describing the practice as dividing society and hating the police.
Senior Counsel Tang Jiahua, a member of the Executive Council, believes that if citizens call suspects "martyrs" or "warriors", there is a high risk of breaking the law. He pointed out that if the suspects attacked the police for political reasons or committed terrorist activities, praise the relevant behavior. There are also opportunities to violate the "National Security Law."
When interviewed by the media, Tang Jiahua pointed out that calling suspects as "martyrs" and "warriors" has a high risk of breaking the law, because the article in the "National Security Law" pointed out that it is illegal to promote terrorism.
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Tang Jiahua: If you attack the police for political reasons or commit the crime of terrorist activities
When interviewed by the media, Tang Jiahua pointed out that calling suspects as "martyrs" and "warriors" has a high risk of breaking the law. As the article in the National Security Law pointed out that it is illegal to promote terrorism, he continued to point out that if the suspect is caused Attacking the police for political reasons, or committing the crime of terrorist activities, and those who praise the relevant behavior may have the opportunity to violate the "National Security Law."
As for whether it is illegal for the public to present flowers at the scene, Tang Jiahua believes that the flower presenters can argue that they are sympathetic and the risk of breaking the law is low, but they think it is not worth the risk.
Chen Wenmin believes that pure mourning does not necessarily endorse violent acts, nor does it mean that others are required to identify with relevant acts.
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Hong Kong University Law School Public Law Chair Professor and Honorary Senior Counsel Chen Wenmin believes that pure mourning does not necessarily agree with violent acts, nor does it mean requiring others to identify with relevant acts. He believes that mourning acts are merely an expression of one’s own views and does not constitute incitement.
He also believes that calling "martyrs" is equivalent to promoting related behaviors and encouraging others to do related behaviors, and then equivalent to inciting others to related behaviors. It is described as "jumping many levels."
Xiao Zeyi said today that no one is allowed to go to the scene to mourn or beautify the assassins involved in the incident, describing the practice as dividing the society and the police against the police. "Anyone who mourns or tries to beautify the perpetrators at the scene is absolutely not allowed. Because this behavior may instigate other people on the scene, to divide society, and to hate the police."
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